September 10 2012

1:20 AM

CARMEL, Ind. – Fresh off two consecutive wins in the
FedExCup Playoffs, Rory McIlroy plans to travel to New York on
Monday. Although he enjoys watching tennis – you know who his
girlfriend is, right? – he probably won’t attend the
men’s U.S. Open final.

“Probably just watch on TV,” he said.

McIlroy

But one thing he will do is work out with the New York
Knicks. His fitness trainer, Steve McGregor, also works with the
Knicks and is with the team now as it begins preparations for the
preseason.

McGregor suggested that McIlroy join some of the training
sessions.

“We're doing a bit of track work next week,” McIlroy
said, then joked, “I think their stride is probably a little
longer than mine, but it should be good fun.”

Just for the record, McIlroy is 5-foot-10.

Even though he’s riding a wave of momentum after two
straight wins – the first player since Tiger Woods in 2009 to
win PGA TOUR events in consecutive weeks – McIlroy is ready
for a little downtime before going to the TOUR Championship by
Coca-Cola, where he’ll compete with 29 other players for the
FedExCup title.

“I’m really looking forward to next week because of
that (working with the Knicks), “ McIlroy said, “just
to completely get away from golf for a few days and hang out with
those guys.”